Mentoring

Yay! I got to meet my mentee Tyler yesterday! It was pretty cool. I showed up to Mead Middle School a little late because I got out of my class late, and then I was sure I was lot; MMS is in the middle of no where, through an industrial district or something. Weird, I know. But I got there and he was waiting in the mentoring room for me. I was introduced and we decided to play a game. He picked Battleship and beat me. I’ve never more complaisant to lose. Then we played a game of chess, which I won (by a narrow margin). I was told he was interested in music so I let him play around in Garageband on my mac and make some random music. He really enjoyed it, so I am going to bring in my MIDI keyboard (like a piano that plugs into your computer). He was pretty quiet the whole time, but he definitely wasn’t too shy to speak. Hopefully he will feel more comfortable with me in a few weeks. Everyone needs a little guidance and friendship. I’ll keep you posted on everything. And feel free to tell all of your friends about this blog. 🙂 I could really use the visitors!

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